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  2022.03.31

  • Judicial decisions

  Summary of Childcare Leave Law revision

  It is often said that Japan's Childcare Leave Law is complicated and difficult to understand. The revised Childcare Leave Law will come into effect sequentially in April and October 2022, making Japan's Childcare Leave Law even more complicated. Nev…

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  2021.10.29

  • Revision to the labor laws and regulations

  Childcare Leave Law -Japan’s overly complicated system-

  Here is a general overview of the Childcare Leave Law in Japan. You can easily find just a simple English summary of childcare leave in Japan, but there should be little or no information in English that covers the matters set forth in the Childcare…

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  2021.04.28

  • Labor administration: Trends

  Health Management and Prevention of COVID-19 in the Workplace through the State of Emergency

  With the announcement of the Third State of Emergency the Ministry of Health Welfare and Labour distributed the following guidelines to organisations through Keidanren, the business association. In Summary the points are as follows: 1) In …

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  2021.03.05

  • Revision to the labor laws and regulations

  Announcement of mid-career recruitment information in Corporate HP – starting April 1

  The revised Law for the Comprehensive Promotion of Labor Policies will come into effect on April 1.The purpose is to promote mid-career hiring. PMP Note) The background of this law revision is as follow;          - The labor market liq…

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  2021.02.19

  • Labor administration: Trends

  Employment of people with disabilities

  The legally mandated employment rate for disabled people will increase from 2.2% to 2.3% on March 1, 2021.Initially, the increase was scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2021, but due to the impact of the new coronavirus on companies, the imp…

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  2021.02.05

  • Labor administration: Trends

  If you use the secondment to avoid dismissal by Corona, you can get a subsidy for 2/3 to 9/10 of wages by Japanese government

  Secondment, is a kind of employment that is widely accepted in Japan.A simple explanation of how it works is as follows.1 Two companies sign a secondment contract.2 The original employer is the seconded source, and the employment relationship …

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  2021.02.05

  • Labor administration: Trends

  Case of Asymptomatic, COVID 19

  I would like to share my opinion about the system of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.Originally, injury and sickness allowance was under the former Ministry of Health and Welfare, while Employment Adjustment Subsidy and Leave Support P…

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  2021.01.27

  • Labor administration: Trends

  How to utilize the PCR test

  The spread of the new coronavirus continues to be serious. A state of emergency has been declared in the Tokyo metropolitan area and other areas since January 8,2021…On the other hand, it becomes  more and more cases of employees being infe…

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  2020.10.05

  • Revision to the labor laws and regulations

  Child and Family Care Time Hourly Increments #2

  As per the PMP Newsletter on January 22 https://www.pmp.co.jp/english/revision_to_the_labor_laws_and_regulations/602/ , the changes to the Child and Family Care Leave Act are effective from January 1, 2021. Hence prior to January 1, please do …

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  2020.03.04

  • Labor administration: Trends

  Measures for dealing with COVID-19　#5 – New Non Work Allowance Subsidy –

  This is the March 2 announcement by the Ministry Health Welfare and Labour. This a translation of the full announcement. New Non Work Allowance subsidy for Companies who allow the parents or guardians of elementary school age children who …